Earlier today, Biden issued preemptive pardons for Gen. Mark Milley, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the members of the Jan. 6 committee, and the officers who testified before the committee.

In his final hours as president, Biden issued several pardons to family members, including his brother James Biden. Joe Biden said his family has “been subjected to unrelenting attacks and threats, motivated solely by a desire to hurt me — the worst kind of partisan politics,” and he has “no reason to believe these attacks will end.”

Former President Joe Biden s decision to extend pardons to multiple family members just before the close of his presidency drew swift backlash from political opponents, including his successor